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Favorite Deaths and Returns from Death

By 'returns from death' i mean both the cases where a really dead guy is actually resurrected, and the cases where you thought the guy was dead, but later was revealed to be alive. Also don't forget to mention what you loved about that death or the revival. Due to the nature of the topic, i must insist you folks to use spoiler tags.

The death of Nera/Netraphim. A fallen angel who was cursed to live as a woman, but retained immortality and magical powers. She gave up her immortality and all those powers to save a town. But she was feared and hated by those very townspeople and was hanged. Right at the time of her hanging, another fallen angel still tried to persue her to hate humans and god and give up on them, but she held onto her hope in men and god even when she was hanged.

The death Cygnus, the Black Swan. The manhwa-ga did a terrific job of establishing a parallel between Cygnus and the hero Ares. Both of them had a mission of vengeance and a girlfriend waiting. Ares at the end of the fight let him live upon finding out about his girlfriend and went away. At the beginning of the fight, i had feared that cygnus will die (Ares isn't like the shonens where the hero kills nobody), then just when i felt glad that both of them will be alive...a friend of our hero comes and mockingly kills Cygnus. It struck a chord with me since it happened just when i wasn't expecting it.

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Nothing can top the two major deaths in Death Note. I'm pretty sure almost everyone would know which scenes I'm talking about.

I don't like it when a major character who has been explicitly stated* as dead returns from the grave without a really good reason. Minor characters and implied deaths ("this guy might have died but we're not sure") are okay though.

*The death scene and corpse was shown; other characters announce the death; there was a funeral; and the death advances the plot.

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Jiraiya's death was my favorite. So beautifully done and made me cry. Definitely had a great death.

Kakashi's death was also good. Both he and Jiraiya chose to die to protect their loved ones than run away or let an ally get killed. Kakashi definitely was epic as always, willing to put his life at risk for others without a moment's hesitation, and the way he trusted Chouji and his generation was awesome as well.

Sandaime Hokage, Hiruzen, had a great, symbolic death as well. The old dies out after imparting wisdom and raising the youth to take their place. The way he was proud to die for his village was good to see, and sad since he was killed by his beloved student. Well, not really killed, but he was forced to die because of his beloved student.

Going Merry's death just made me cry. T'was more sad to see its death than Ace's, IMO. It was an integral part of Strawhat crew and to see it finally die after all the adventures it's gone on with the SH was just, saddening. Oda did a great job humanizing the ship.

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^ ah yes there are some mighty good deaths and death scenes in anime. Two of my favorites: 1. Code Geass...you know what i'm talking about. Brilliant ending. 2.Cowboy Bebop...not much to say about this one either. While the CG one's value lies in plot and character development, this one's vaule lies in pure aesthetics. Best death scene ever.

I'm with Asarii about the 'returns' from death...its not usually a palatable plot device. But who else can be expectued to turn even this into a brilliant ploy except THE Naoki Urosawa. 20th Century boys:

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Askeladd's death had quite the impact for it to be a pre-planned one. Not only did Canute gain power as a ruler and more badassery, it also affected Thorfinn's psyche to an incredible degree since his only motivation to live was to avenge his father's death.

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Originally Posted by ashher

I'm with Asarii about the 'returns' from death...its not usually a palatable plot device. But who else can be expectued to turn even this into a brilliant ploy except THE Naoki Urosawa. 20th Century boys:

AND.... Norihiro Yagi in his Claymore manga (and anime but only for #2):

3. the 3 Resurrected Rank 1 Claymores introduced in recent chapters: Hysteria, Roxanne, and Cassandra (though them and their deaths are still quite shrouded in mystery)

Last edited by HegemonKhan; August 31, 2011 at 06:02 PM.

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Going Merry's death just made me cry. T'was more sad to see its death than Ace's, IMO. It was an integral part of Strawhat crew and to see it finally die after all the adventures it's gone on with the SH was just, saddening. Oda did a great job humanizing the ship.

Totally agree! The manga didn't really make me cry, but the anime did!

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Askeladd's death had quite the impact for it to be a pre-planned one. Not only did Canute gain power as a ruler and more badassery, it also affected Thorfinn's psyche to an incredible degree since his only motivation to live was to avenge his father's death.